出鼻を折る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 鼻 折
で
Grade: 1 		はな > ばな
Grade: 3 		お
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
出端を折る

Etymology

Compound of 出鼻 (debana, “the start”) +‎ を +‎ 折る (oru, “to bend”).

Verb

出(で)鼻(ばな)を折(お)る • (debana o oru) godan (stem 出(で)鼻(ばな)を折(お)り (debana o ori), past 出(で)鼻(ばな)を折(お)った (debana o otta))

  1. (idiomatic) to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
    Synonym: 出鼻をくじく (debana o kujiku)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "出鼻を折る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 出鼻を折ら でばなをおら debana o ora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 出鼻を折り でばなをおり debana o ori
Shūshikei ("terminal") 出鼻を折る でばなをおる debana o oru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 出鼻を折る でばなをおる debana o oru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 出鼻を折れ でばなをおれ debana o ore
Meireikei ("imperative") 出鼻を折れ でばなをおれ debana o ore
Key constructions
Passive 出鼻を折られる でばなをおられる debana o orareru
Causative 出鼻を折らせる
出鼻を折らす 		でばなをおらせる
でばなをおらす 		debana o oraseru
debana o orasu
Potential 出鼻を折れる でばなをおれる debana o oreru
Volitional 出鼻を折ろう でばなをおろう debana o orō
Negative 出鼻を折らない でばなをおらない debana o oranai
Negative continuative 出鼻を折らず でばなをおらず debana o orazu
Formal 出鼻を折ります でばなをおります debana o orimasu
Perfective 出鼻を折った でばなをおった debana o otta
Conjunctive 出鼻を折って でばなをおって debana o otte
Hypothetical conditional 出鼻を折れば でばなをおれば debana o oreba
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